At the Fork in the Road
You have a choice every morning. You can look at the day as demanding tough decisions, trying to pay bills, following up on people who haven't called you back, and avoiding poor relationships. In other words, a long, slow crawl
Vroooom
I was receiving an unsolicited lecture from a "therapist" who told me I drive exotic and expensive cars as an overcompensation of being poor as a youth. She went on about the relationship of the two issues, and how I
Your Value Earns Respect AND Compensation
Providing tremendous value to clients in return for equitable compensation is appropriate. They are not mutually-exclusive. I tell people who look at my lifestyle askance, “It ain’t my daddy’s money!”
What’s Fair Is Fair
Providing tremendous value to clients in return for equitable compensation is appropriate and professional. They are not mutually-exclusive. I tell people who look at my lifestyle askance, “It ain’t my daddy’s money!”
Have I Been Taken Over?
No newspapers or TV for two weeks in Argentina and Ecuador (Galapagos). I still seem normal to others, but I keep thinking of The Invasion of the Body Snatchers. I'm going to look for a pod in my garage.
Would You Like Some Feedback? No, goodbye.
Don't listen to critics, don't try to win their approval. Be true to yourself. By all means, accept feedback when you solicit it from respected others. But ignore unsolicited feedback since it's always for the sender. This is especially so
Why Should I Listen to You When I’m Right and You’re Wrong?
I'm fascinated by people who publicly and proudly proclaim that they readily terminate relationships with those who disagree with their opinions, their political choices, their beliefs. To act this way privately is one thing, but to shout it out on
Self-Mastery
When you think and speak negatively, you create fear about the future, which creates anxiety, stress, and low self-worth, increasing your negativity. Change your words and your thoughts. Break this cycle. No matte what has happened, no matter what your
Thank You, Thank You (music), Thank You, Thank You (more music), Thank You….
The award shows are all examples of unfettered excess, but the Oscars seem to, well, take the award for the worst of the worst. Designers who apparently hate women put them in bizarre outfits that the women can barely walk